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This National Tree Week, we are looking at the role that trees and forests play in achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Deemed as the ‘lungs of the planet’ and covering 30% of the earth’s surface, forests are essential to supporting all life on Earth. Not only do forests provide a wide array of […]

Did you know that new species are constantly being discovered? We have good news to share. 381 new species were recently discovered in the Amazon, our new report highlights. The Amazon is both the largest tropical forest and the largest river system, playing a vital role in global climate regulation. It extends over 1% of […]

As conservationists we often face accusations of being a bit “doom and gloom”. Sure enough, there are lots of challenges facing WWF and other conservation organizations and, as our recent Living Planet Report suggested, now is a critical time for us if we’re to secure a healthy future for our one and only planet. Happily, there are […]

Today, a significant progress report on forest conservation across the world will be launched. Pre-released last week, the collaborative assessment led by Climate Focus in partnership with other organizations assesses progress towards the international goals in the 2015 New York Declaration on Forests. It shows a mixed scorecard and highlights deficiencies in data. The new progress […]

It was long expected but is now official; the Bornean orang-utan is “Critically Endangered”. In other words, they are now facing a higher risk of extinction today than at any other point of time in their history on Earth. This is pretty sad and disheartening news. Scientists have proven that the number of orang-utans will decline […]

With the Rio Games only a few days away, we’re celebrating two conservation heroes of the Amazon who have been part of the Olympic flame’s epic journey around Brazil. From giant fish to wild rubber, find out how indigenous and rural communities are protecting the rainforest through Sky Rainforest Rescue. At the climax of the […]

Have you seen the BBC Olympic trailer? We have and we love it here at WWF. As the 2016 Olympics is almost upon us, we take a closer look at the animals in the impressively animated trailer, as it celebrates the spirit of the games but also the amazing diversity of Brazil’s wildlife and exuberant […]

Deep within the Amazon, rubber trees grow wild in their native rainforest home. They provide the livelihood for rubber tappers, who have developed an intimate and caring relationship with the rubber trees and their rainforest surroundings. They tell their story here, through two short videos. In this video rubber tapper Sebastiao speaks of the importance […]

TV star Richard Hammond ventured deep into the Amazon for his new Sky 1 programme ‘Richard Hammond’s Jungle Quest’, which airs on 16 and 23 September. The show sees Richard attempting to realise his childhood dream of being a wildlife photographer. We caught up with Richard to ask him about his jungle adventure… What made […]

Three reports. One counts trees. Another counts hectares of tree cover. The third counts hectares of forest cover. All three reached the headlines in the last week but with different figures. What should we make of them? The first report is by Tom Crowther et al (formerly Yale University) and is the first comprehensive estimate […]